Tripura DGP reviews Law & Order ahead of Panchayat polls

AGARTALA: The Director General of Police (DGP) Amitabh Ranjan on Wednesday chaired state level Law & Order review meeting at headquarter of Tripura's ethnic conflict-hit district Dhalai.
Tripura police have seriously been criticized following a recent spate of ethnic violence in Gandatwisa and its inaction over the attacks on opposition parties during ensuring Panchayat poll.
Tripura Human Rights Commission has also expressed its displeasure on the reports of large-scale violence, arson, and looting in Gandatwisa and no person had yet been booked.
Amid criticism, DGP reviewed the situation with the SPs of all eight districts along with senior officials of intelligence.
“Law and Order situation of the state was discussed threadbare in view of ensuing Panchayat election and preparedness of the force was taken into account,” an official said.
All the District SPs presented their preparatory actions before the DGP and other senior officers. However, DGP Ranjan emphasised coordinated efforts and intelligence-based actions.
The meeting claimed in the recent Gandatwisa turmoil, police swung into action and brought the situation under control within a short span of time.
DGP further sounded strong measures to be taken against the mischief-mongers and troublemakers.
He accentuated in no uncertain terms that peace and tranquillity should be maintained at any cost and CAPF/TSR should be utilised judiciously by District SPs to ensure the same.
He instructed District SPs to remain absolutely alert as far as ethnic and communal issues are concerned and must not allow any such situation to aggravate and directed SPs to personally visit the spot or scene of crime which is grave in nature.